For a person who relies on restrained formal communication with strangers and authority figures, the challenge for health care providers is likely to be:
a. Communicating with the client in a manner that makes clear that they (the health care providers) should be respected as the expert in the conversation
b. Encouraging disclosure of detail of daily function that would be needed to support interventions to improve independent function
c. Focusing the conversation on topics pertinent to the health condition and/or intervention
d. Building rapport with the client to help him or her overcome shyness
Question 2Which of the following best describes the interrelationship between culture and the self-care routines of individuals?
a. The influence of culture is pervasive and shapes all occupations, including self-care habits and routines, which any individual engages in.
b. Culture has no influence on how, why, when, and where people engage in self-care habits and routines.
c. Culture influences values and concrete things like style of dress and choice of food, but does not directly impact daily self-care habits and routines.
d. Self-care routines are more likely to be influenced by age and gender than they are by the cultural background of an individual.
Question 3All of the following characterize culturally sensitive health care practitioners except:
a. They understand that cultural values may impact interpretation of the therapeutic interaction.
b. They enjoy learning from different cultures.
c. They know it is essential for all people to adopt behaviors and beliefs of the dominant culture.
d. They are respectful to cultural values other than their own in developing an intervention plan.
Question 4A person from an authoritarian culture may:
a. Want to collaborate on the development of an intervention plan
b. Enter freely into family-centered care models
c. Prefer that the professional direct the treatment
d. Avoid interaction with medical professionals
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